73/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 735 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in West Palm Beach, FL (2026)
Top 50 of 151 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
25 of the 50 criminal defense lawyers on this list post 24/7 hours. 24/7 law firms come first, then same-day, each ranked by LFR Score with availability weighted higher.
If you or someone you know is arrested: you can stay silent and ask for a lawyer before answering questions. Calls from jail are usually recorded, so do not discuss the facts of the case on them.
The short answer
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#1 for emergency criminal defense in West Palm Beach: Meltzer & Bell, P.A., open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Palm Beach at a glance
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meltzer & Bell, P.A. | 73 | 5.0★ (735) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Leifert & Leifert | 71 | 4.9★ (334) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Perlet & Shiner, P.A. | 71 | 5.0★ (214) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | The Skier Law Firm | 71 | 4.9★ (265) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Peterford Law, PLLC | 71 | 5.0★ (200) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | LeRoy Law | 71 | 5.0★ (170) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | BD Law Criminal Defense | 70 | 5.0★ (130) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Law Offices of Greg Rosenfeld, P.A. | 70 | 4.9★ (149) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Weinstein Legal Team | 70 | 4.8★ (185) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Russo Law & Advocacy, PLLC | 70 | 5.0★ (105) | West Palm Beach | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in West Palm Beach now
24-hour hours mean the firm lists itself as open around the clock on Google; that does not show its phone is answered. A lawyer may not be able to visit a jail or appear in court the same day: ask what they can do now and what it costs before you agree.
- #1Call (561) 557-8686
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 735 Google reviews
- #2Call (561) 833-4300
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 334 Google reviews
- #3Call (561) 721-0552
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 214 Google reviews
- #4Call (561) 816-5202
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 265 Google reviews
- #5Call (561) 300-4890
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 200 Google reviews
- #6Call (561) 290-2730
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 170 Google reviews
- #7Call (561) 532-4255
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 130 Google reviews
- #8Call (561) 902-1122
#8Law Offices of Greg Rosenfeld, P.A.
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 149 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Palm Beach, ranked
24/7 first, then same-day service, then the rest. Each group is in LFR Score order on emergency weights. The full ranking of all 151 is on the criminal defense lawyers page.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
Scores below: based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Based in West Palm Beach
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 334 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 214 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 265 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 200 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#6 LeRoy Law
Based in West Palm Beach
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 170 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 130 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 149 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 185 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 105 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 101 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 99 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#14 Simko Law Group
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 81 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Palm Beach Gardens, 9 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 239 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 103 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#19 Herman Law, P.A.
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 67 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#20 George Law
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Delray Beach, 18 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 358 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#23 Piotrowski Law
Based in West Palm Beach
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in West Palm Beach
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 44 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Top 50 of 151 criminal defense lawyers by emergency score
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ticket Shield | 67 | 5.0★ (758) | 28 mi |
| 27 | Feuer Law Firm | 67 | 5.0★ (22) | In West Palm Beach |
| 28 | Michelle Suskauer | 67 | 4.8★ (24) | In West Palm Beach |
| 29 | Law Office of McKamey & Williams | 67 | 4.6★ (27) | In West Palm Beach |
| 30 | Rossen Law Firm | 66 | 5.0★ (63) | 12 mi |
| 31 | Law Offices of Ian Goldstein, P.A. | 66 | 5.0★ (13) | In West Palm Beach |
| 32 | Rossen Law Firm | 66 | 5.0★ (205) | 22 mi |
| 33 | Rossen Law Firm | 66 | 5.0★ (37) | 8 mi |
| 34 | Meltzer & Bell, P.A. | 66 | 5.0★ (28) | 7 mi |
| 35 | KRISTINE ROSENDAHL, ESQ., P.A. | 66 | 5.0★ (10) | In West Palm Beach |
| 36 | William T. Zloch Criminal Defense Attorney | 66 | 4.6★ (11) | In West Palm Beach |
| 37 | The Law Offices of Steven C. Sessa, P.A. | 66 | 4.6★ (11) | In West Palm Beach |
| 38 | Law Offices of Brian M. Carroll, P.A. | 66 | 5.0★ (8) | In West Palm Beach |
| 39 | The Law Offices of Julian M. Kessel | 65 | 4.7★ (61) | 14 mi |
| 40 | The Rudman Law Group | 65 | 4.9★ (204) | 26 mi |
| 41 | Andrew D. Stine, P.A. | 65 | 3.3★ (19) | In West Palm Beach |
| 42 | Musca Law | 65 | 5.0★ (5) | In West Palm Beach |
| 43 | Leifert & Leifert | 65 | 4.8★ (17) | 8 mi |
| 44 | Rudy Gurrola Jr Law Firm | 64 | 3.4★ (5) | In West Palm Beach |
| 45 | Joffe Law, P.A. | 64 | 5.0★ (3) | In West Palm Beach |
| 46 | Leifert & Leifert | 64 | 5.0★ (70) | 24 mi |
| 47 | Law Offices of Michael T. Rabideau, P.A. | 64 | 5.0★ (8) | 10 mi |
| 48 | The Merten Law Office, P.A. | 64 | 4.0★ (7) | 7 mi |
| 49 | AMC Defense Law | 63 | 4.9★ (35) | 25 mi |
| 50 | Charles B. Mead, Jr. P.A. | 63 | 4.7★ (54) | 26 mi |
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Palm Beach
Emergency lists move 10 points of the LFR Score from reputation to availability: 15% and 15%. Availability credits 24/7 hours, same-day service, weekend hours and weekly open hours. 24/7 criminal defense lawyers are listed first, then same-day, then the rest; ranks follow that order. Paid placement never changes a rank.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from |
|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 15% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months |
| Availability | 15% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are |
Emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Palm Beach: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in West Palm Beach are open 24/7?
25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Meltzer & Bell, P.A., Leifert & Leifert, Perlet & Shiner, P.A., The Skier Law Firm and Peterford Law, PLLC.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in West Palm Beach, FL?
Meltzer & Bell, P.A. is #1, with an LFR Score of 73 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Palm Beach ranked?
Emergency lists move 10 points of the LFR Score from reputation to availability: 15% and 15%. Availability credits 24/7 hours, same-day service, weekend hours and weekly open hours. 24/7 criminal defense lawyers are listed first, then same-day, then the rest; ranks follow that order. Paid placement never changes a rank.
What should I do before the criminal defense lawyer arrives?
If you or someone you know is arrested: you can stay silent and ask for a lawyer before answering questions. Calls from jail are usually recorded, so do not discuss the facts of the case on them.
How many emergency criminal defense lawyers here list a phone number?
25 of the 25 law firms ranked in full list a phone number. Tap Call to dial it.
Update log for West Palm Beach
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 151 criminal defense lawyers serving West Palm Beach.